† metamorphosticaladj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: metamorphosis n., -ical suffix.

Etymology: Irregularly < metamorphosis n. + -ical suffix, probably with -t- added after Greek adjectives in -γνωστικός corresponding to nouns in -γνωσις (see e.g. diagnostic adj., prognostic adj.; see also gnostic adj.). Compare also earlier prognostical adj., and later metamorphotic adj.

Obsolete. rare.

That causes or undergoes metamorphosis.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > [adjective] > changing in form

form-shifting1593

Protean1594

shape-changing1621

Proteusian1689

metamorphostical1722

metamorphic1816

proteiform1833

shape-shifting1884

the world > space > shape > [adjective] > shaping or able to shape > into different form > relating to

metamorphostical1722

metamorphosic1782

1722 ‘A. Gunter’ Annus Mirabilis 1 The Annus Mirabilis, or the Metamorphostical Conjunction; a word which denotes the mutual Transformation of Sexes.

1895 W. G. Wood-Martin Pagan Irel. 84 The soul of a man might pass into a deer, a boar..&c,..a continuous metamorphostical existence.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	metamorphostical
释义	† metamorphosticaladj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: metamorphosis n., -ical suffix. Etymology: Irregularly < metamorphosis n. + -ical suffix, probably with -t- added after Greek adjectives in -γνωστικός corresponding to nouns in -γνωσις (see e.g. diagnostic adj., prognostic adj.; see also gnostic adj.). Compare also earlier prognostical adj., and later metamorphotic adj. Obsolete. rare. That causes or undergoes metamorphosis. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > [adjective] > changing in form form-shifting1593 Protean1594 shape-changing1621 Proteusian1689 metamorphostical1722 metamorphic1816 proteiform1833 shape-shifting1884 the world > space > shape > [adjective] > shaping or able to shape > into different form > relating to metamorphostical1722 metamorphosic1782 1722 ‘A. Gunter’ Annus Mirabilis 1 The Annus Mirabilis, or the Metamorphostical Conjunction; a word which denotes the mutual Transformation of Sexes. 1895 W. G. Wood-Martin Pagan Irel. 84 The soul of a man might pass into a deer, a boar..&c,..a continuous metamorphostical existence. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.1722
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